Tulsa, OK (population: 387,683) has two biotechnology schools within its city limits. Oral Roberts University, the highest ranked school in the city with a biotechnology program, has a total student population of 3,140. It is the 2440th highest ranked school in the USA and the 53rd highest in the state of Oklahoma (#1 is Oklahoma City University).
Biotechnology students from Tulsa schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today.
Tulsa lies in Osage county, which is one of the 41 counties in Oklahoma. Overall, the Tulsa area has 423,270 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.4% unemployment rate, $18.09/hr average worker wage, and a $37,620 average annual salary.
Of the 2 biotechnology schools in Tulsa, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Oral Roberts University comes out as the most expensive ($18,078/yr) for biotechnology students, with Tulsa Community College as the lowest, reported at only $5,722/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Tulsa |
| Muskogee | OK | - | 3 | 25.7157 | 61 | 40.6 miles |
| Warner | OK | - | 1 | 13.4005 | 47 | 55.9 miles |
| Stillwater | OK | 49,103 | 3 | 29.7057 | 219 | 64.2 miles |
| Coffeyville | KS | - | 1 | 20.6161 | 35 | 65.0 miles |
| Seminole | OK | - | 1 | 13.2494 | 38 | 75.5 miles |
| Ponca City | OK | - | 2 | 30.535 | 26 | 76.2 miles |
| Siloam Springs | AR | - | 1 | 66.9948 | 62 | 77.1 miles |
| Choctaw | OK | - | 1 | 23.6866 | 52 | 87.4 miles |
| Edmond | OK | 83,110 | 2 | 44.4236 | 227 | 89.3 miles |
| Arkansas City | KS | - | 1 | 16.4747 | 36 | 89.5 miles |
| Parsons | KS | - | 1 | 16.7815 | 59 | 91.3 miles |
| Midwest City | OK | 57,117 | 2 | 17.3383 | 110 | 93.6 miles |
| Winfield | KS | - | 1 | 53.8865 | 62 | 97.2 miles |